A very exciting trip to Alpine today. We were just 15 miles or so away from town when the clutch gave out on the little Ranger. Truthfully, we knew it was due to quit but wanted to eke out every last mile before replacing it.
But on the way to Alpine, with a bed full of trash and recycling, was a very inconvenient time to die!
We are very lucky, though. After a few cars passed us by, our friend and neighbor Kevin Elmore (of Green Scene land restoration demo fame) stopped to help. We managed to get a tow back to the Ranch, and we'll be ordering up all the necessary parts soon.
Looks like we'll be in the shop this weekend.
If your repairing it yourself, when you finally get the transmission past the lip, get some very long 6"-8" bolts that will thread into the bellhousing bolt holes on the block to support the transmission while your aligning the clutch to the input shaft. I've replaced 3-4 clutches on various Rangers and Mustangs with 2.3l Ford 4-cylinders. If you have any questions please feel free to email me.
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